By Wendy Hanson | VP for Community Impact
This quarter United Way of Southern Cameron County's United Against Hunger served 3,845 households (over 7,000 individuals) who sought food assistance through two partner pantry programs. The need for emergency food assistance continues to grow as the cost of groceries and unemployment rates in our community continue to increase. The majority of the households served are elderly living on fixed incomes. With your help we have been able to provide a variety of fresh fruits, vegetables and meat to the emergency food assistance programs to ensure that what is available is a complete meal.
Due to shortages at our food bank there has been a limited amount of food available for community food pantries. At this time, we are dependent on community support to continue to make emergency food items available. Hunger is a difficult issue because it is not always obvious and often people try to “make do” with whatever they have available. Hunger can create more complex problems over time especially for vulnerable populations like elderly and folks with chronic medical conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure.
Our organization is committed to ensuring that people have the food they need to maintain their health and wellbeing. We appreciate your continued support.
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